Bookhabit Presents “What On Earth Is A Crypto Zoologist?”
Friday, September 12th, 2008 |
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Every culture has tales of hidden or mythical creatures, legends that grow beyond the size of the creatures they portray. Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster – stories are passed down through the generations, and youngsters grow up with imaginings of darkness cloaking monsters ready to pounce at any moment.
Crypto Zoology is the study of these “hidden” or undiscovered animals. It’s not a recognized, degree-granting field of study, such as its respectable relatives: zoology, anthropology or paleontology. “Indeed, dabbling in it can wreck a career,†said Dallas Tanner, a CryptoFiction writer based in South Carolina.
That’s because the tame part of it — such as discovering the long-thought-extinct coelacanth fish off the coast of South Africa — is overshadowed by the far-out part of it — searching for the Loch Ness Monster. Many adventurers and researchers have made it their mission to find these creatures. (more…)
